I think Hawaii holds the vestiges of a time in our history in which it played a very vital and sentimental role. It certainly isn’t a vital way station to parts west. To me it is a diversion, certainly not deserving of TWO Senators.
Alaska? Many potential reasons and it makes a good US defense outpost but practically still questionable as a front line defense. Puerto Rico? We got it almost in a bet. For my tastes, we should have thrown in that hand. Nothing but trouble. They won’t even let the Navy use its gun range there anymore. :0)
‘Alaska? Many potential reasons and it makes a good US defense outpost but practically still questionable as a front line defense.’
Alaska has tons of natural resources. Hawaii has the best looking women in the world. Don’t mean the Hawaiian women.